A commitment to take risks for Christ: Deacons pray with people who responded to an invitation to come forward at Wednesday night worship. Joint WorshipKimberlee Rohrer and Natalie TroyerA choir of thousands stood in unison to sing a song that can never be reproduced. During the joint worship service Wednesday evening, people across all generations were challenged to sing the song God has given them. Worship leader Kenneth Thompson started off the evening with a story about an African tradition in which is given his or her own song, representing each one’s spirit.
U.S., Canadian delegates urge closer tiesThough some fear Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada may be growing apart, delegates at the Charlotte 2005 assembly urged church leaders to build new relationships between the denominations and to continue to hold periodic joint assemblies... Read MoreWashington listens to CO storiesCommunity beliefs played an important role in many people’s decisions to take a conscientious objector (CO) status during drafts, according to participants in the “Conscientious Objectors Tell their Stories to Uncle Sam” seminar on Wednesday... Read MoreCan’t take showers!Hilton Charlotte City Center and Hampton Inn, hotels occupied by Mennonites during the convention, had to turn off their water supply several times this week for various technical reasons... Read MoreVideographer runs afoul of U.S. lawMennonite Church Canada volunteer videographer Steve Carter had a run-in with the law on Wednesday... Read MoreShould MC USA Take A Sabbatical From Politics?A proposal that Mennonite Church USA members take “a five-year sabbatical from affiliation with any political party” drew disparate and emotional responses from delegates at the Mennonite Church USA assembly on Wednesday... Read MorePower in the bloodMennonites are contributing to a national emergency in Charlotte as they donate blood to help replenish dangerously low supplies... Read MoreCanadian delegates wrestle with funding issuesHow should decisions be made to spend money on ministry projects that are beyond Mennonite Church Canada’s budget? ... Read MoreMennonites amid dueling kingdoms in ColombiaPeter Stucky, a pastor and president of the Colombian Mennonite Church, said during Wednesday morning’s adult worship that living, working and being faithful in the midst of this has meant that the “gates of hell” are often very close by as the “kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness oppose each other.” ... Read MoreYouth offering will help China Educational ExchangeOn Friday morning, U.S. and Canadian youth will have the opportunity to give to the ministries of China Educational Exchange (CEE), an organization of Mennonite agencies partnering to develop strong believers and churches in China... Read MoreYoung filmmaker presents ‘Pearl Diver’Though Sidney King said his new film “Pearl Diver” was not primarily intended for a Mennonite audience, Menonites may resonate with the film’s themes of privacy and issues of nonviolence... Read MoreFull houseThe room may have been empty in the beginning, but by the end of the concert House of Doc had attracted enough Mennonites to fill every seat... Read MoreYouth groups seek their matchWalking around the convention center, it is not uncommon to hear youth screaming out names or numbers. Hopeful dates and giveaways aren’t the only reason for all the shouting... Read MoreAngels bearing gifts are ‘marching in the light of God’Four hundred and twenty little feet were marching “in the light of God” in appreciation for all of those who have worked to provide a smooth stay for conventiongoers... Read MoreMennonites show weakness for cookie dough ice cream, large pizzasThey’ve prepared well in advance for our coming, but how do workers of the Charlotte community really feel about 8,647 Mennonites overtaking their turf? ... Read MoreA hotel – and worship – to call their ownThe Charlotte Convention Center may be teeming with children, youth and adults, but something is missing from the building: junior high students... Read MoreConfronting suffering on the path to wholenessWillard Swartley and June Alliman Yoder didn’t keep their stories quiet at youth convention worship on Wednesday morning... Read MoreWorshipping, with nowhere to hideFor the musicians, actors, worship leaders and speakers involved with youth worship in Charlotte 2005, there is nowhere to hide... Read MoreFaith stories: women of color“Living Water, Living Faith,” a documentary offering stories from Mennonite women of color around the world, will debut at the convention on Thursday... Read MoreOpening church doors to a strangerWhen a newcomer named Larry first entered Howard Wagler’s church in South Hutchinson, Kan., his wheelchair was decorated with American flag memorabilia from top to bottom, no one knew what to think... Read More
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Philip Tieszen plays songs around the "campfire" at the Mennonite Camping Association booth.
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